Just in time for summer sketching season, I’m excited to announce my first online video class in conjunction with the website Craftsy.com. “Sketching Landscapes in Pen, Ink and Watercolor” will be out in a couple of weeks but in the meantime I’m giving away my new class for FREE to one lucky winner who will be announced when the class launches. Click here to enter: http://www.craftsy.com/ext/ShariBlaukopf_Giveaway

The class covers so many techniques that I talk about daily on my blog. We start with a look through my sketchbooks, and then we go outdoors to the Flatirons in Boulder, Colorado to work on composition and value sketches. Back in studio we look at different ways of painting skies, and then move through all the stages of the sketch — from drawing with pen and ink to painting the big shapes and then adding texture and darks. The final lesson is about making your sketch unique and using a limited palette to evoke mood. I’ve often been asked if I have any instructional videos, so it’s exciting to finally be able to share this.When the class launches I’ll post it here, but in the meantime good luck in the draw!

Cool-cool-cool, Shari! It’s great to see this come together and I really like your Flatirons sketches here! I signed up for the giveaway and am looking forward to your video classes- win, lose or draw! 😉
Bests, Tom

I am so excited too Liz. I thought about you a lot during this process. Now that it is done, I have to tell you that I don’t know how you did your course on your own. I know you had help filming it but there were so many people who worked on this from Craftsy. I couldn’t have done it on my own. I congratulate you for tackling it…

I am not sure how I did it either…but it had a lot of personal touches (ha ha!)
I had a film crew for sketchbook skool and that was great but I only had help for the outside demos in my own course. Going to start filming again soon and recently bought a second camera to double the fun for my indoor demos. Anyway- can’t wait to see yours!

Just signed up….I guess….I had forgotten my password from Marc’s class. I am so excited. I love watercolor and have some experience, but really need a course to get me back on track. I love what you do…..

What a beautiful spot to grow up in. The light in the morning on the Flatirons is quite spectacular. I liked the town too, although I didn’t get to spend much time there. Just a quick lunch before going back to Denver.